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Field Notes: Trans Youth Talk, Newt Migrations, Seasoning the Streets, and Elks Return to Tule River

This week: Protecting newt migrations, returning the Tule elk to their land, and remembering Humphrey the Humpback whale. Also, Joan Baez in Alameda, mentors for trans youth, 20 years of MoAD, calendar and puzzle fundraiser by East Bay creatives, and a 1912 tugboat for sale.

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Saturday Links: Oakland Police Seize 27 Guns in Weeklong East Oakland Arrest Sweep

California and several other states are suing the federal government over its restrictions on gender-affirming youth care; Oakland's animal shelter can no longer accept all animals due to a 40% surge; and 27 guns were seized and multiple felony arrests were made in East Oakland this week.

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North Beach Restaurant American Bites Facing Backlash After Hosting Virulent Anti-Trans Event

A Soleil Ho opinion piece in the Chronicle brought attention to an anti-trans dinner party at a North Beach restaurant, but now the restaurant itself is getting a barrage of bad press and one-star Yelp reviews for hosting the event.

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LGBTQQ+ Youth Non-Profit LYRIC Targeted by Multiple Bomb and Death Threats, Apparently From Bible-Thumpers

Multiple bomb threats and death threats have forced numerous evacuations at LGBTQQ youth nonprofit LYRIC, the most recent being Monday, and SFPD is considering these as possible hate crimes.

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City-Funded Transgender Surgeries A Smashing Success

SF Examiner's Chris Roberts blows a blast of fresh air into an otherwise listless Monday with a great piece regarding sexual reassignment surgery in San Francisco for low income and uninsured

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Authorities Urge Counseling, Not Arrest For Transgender Student Who Lied About Sexual Assault

Though investigators say they are considering pressing charges against a teen who falsely claimed Monday that he was sexually assaulted in a Hercules High School bathroom, leadership at the school and at the

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Transgender Teen Recants Sexual Assault Story [UPDATE]

UPDATE: According to KTVU and AP, the teen has recanted his story. “As the investigation continued officers were unable to substantiate the facts of the victim’s statement; including the time frame of

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Too Many Bogus Signatures: CA's Anti-Trans Kids Measure Fizzles

California's secretary of state announced late Monday that a measure designed to roll back California's laws protecting the rights of transgender students lacked a sufficient number of signatures to